Photo #: 80-G-273158 HMAS Australia (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928) In Lingayen Gulf, Leyte, on 9 January 1945, after she had been hit by five Japanese Kamikaze planes during 5, 6, 8 & 9 January. The ship suffered the loss of 44 crewmen and received extensive damage, but remained in action providing gunfire support for the Lingayen landings. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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20 February 2002